Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has killed at least 30 civilians near the capital of Sanaa.

Dozens more were also injured in the strikes that targeted the Arhab area to the north of Sanaa.

The Ansarullah Movement, made up of Houthis and allied tribes, control much of the north of Yemen, while the Saudi-backed Hadi government controls much of the south.

Greater details of the airstrikes are still scarce at this moment.

Since the Yemeni conflict escalated in February 2015 with the Saudi-led intervention, more than 10,000 people have been killed and a further 3 million displaced, according to report by the United Nations.

Paul Antonopoulos is a Research Fellow at the Center for Syncretic Studies. He has an MA in International Relations and is interested in Great Power Rivalry as well as the International Relations and Political Economy of the Middle East and Latin America.